ATTORNEY GENERAL HECTOR BALDERAS SAYS HE’S DISSATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE FROM THE EPA AND THE STATE OF COLORADO TO LAST YEAR’S GOLD KING MINE SPILL. SPOKESMAN JAMES HALLINAN TELLS 770 KKOB THE A-G HAS SENT A LETTER TO BOTH ENTITIES, EXPRESSING HIS DISPLEASURE. HE SAYS IT WAS A CRITICAL EVENT THAT IMPACTED THE…… MORE
Pot, Hemp Bills to Resurface at 2017 Legislature
ALBUQUERQUE STATE SENATOR GERALD ORTIZ Y PINO STILL HOPES TO GET HEMP CULTIVATION APPROVED FOR NEW MEXICO AS WELL LEGALIZING MARIJUANA. ORTIZ Y PINO’S BEEN PUSHING A HEMP BILL FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW, ESPECIALLY SINCE HE SAYS MANY FARMERS IN THE STATE ARE ABANDONING HIGH-WATER CROPS. ORTIZ Y PINO SAYS…… MORE
Important Signs in the Bosque
RESIDENTS OF RIO RANCHO WILL FIND NEW SIGNS AT ACCESS POINTS TO THE BOSQUE. THEY ARE NUMBERED AND CAN BE USED TO ACCURATELY IDENTIFY LOCATIONS OF FIRES SO CREWS CAN RESPOND FASTER. THE SIGNS CAN ALSO HELP FIRST RESPONDERS FROM OUTSIDE OF RIO RANCHO GET TO PLACES WHERE THEY MIGHT BE…… MORE
Duke City is Dog Friendly
ANOTHER TOP TEN FINISH FOR ALBUQUERQUE. WWW.BARKPOST.COM LISTS THE DUKE CITY AMONG IT’S TOP 10 CITIES FOR DOGS. IT POINTS OUT THE GREAT WEATHER, THE NUMBER OF DOG PARKS AND SAYS THERE ARE OVER 40 DOG-FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS. OTHER CITIES MAKING THE LIST INCLUDE DENVER, SAN FRANCISCO AND SAN DIEGO.… MORE
Ortiz y Pino Ends Push for HSD Secy Resignation
THE PUSH TO GET STATE HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY BRENT EARNEST TO RESIGN IS OVER. IT STARTED WHEN ABQ STATE SENATOR GERALD ORTIZ Y PINO DISCOVERED H-S-D WORKERS WERE CHANGING INFORMATION ON FOOD STAMP APPLICATIONS TO DELAY APPLICANTS’ BENEFITS. HE NOW SAYS HE’S ABANDONED THE EFFORT AFTER LEARNING FROM EARNEST FRIDAY MORNING THAT HE…… MORE
Campaign Season Lands in NM
TWO BERNIE SANDERS RALLIES ARE HELD IN NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY: THE FIRST IS AT THE SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT 1PM … AND THE SECOND IS AT THE ABQ CONVENTION CENTER AT 7PM. SECURITY IS IN PLACE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER AND ATTENDEES ARE ADVISED TO NOT BRING IN ANY WEAPONS, SHARP…… MORE
Will She, Or Won’t She?
NO WORD YET FROM GOVERNOR MARTINEZ ON WHETHER SHE’LL BACK DONALD TRUMP AS THE GOP’S PRESUMPTIVE PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE. POLITICAL ANALYST JOE MONAHAN TELLS KOB-TV SHE HAS A TOUGH DECISION TO MAKE GIVEN TRUMP’S COMMENTS ABOUT GETTING MEXICO TO BUILD A WALL BETWEEN IT AND THE U-S … AND DESCRIBING MEXICANS AS CRIMINALS AND…… MORE
NM Could Get Mean Fire Season
FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, NEW MEXICO IS HAVING A RELATIVELY MILD FIRE SEASON. THAT ACCORDING TO METEOROLOGIST CHUCK MAXWELL AT THE SOUTHWEST COORDINATION CENTER IN ABQ. BUT HE TELLS 770 KKOB THINGS COULD CHANGE COME JUNE. DRIER CONDITIONS WILL SETTLE IN BY JUNE…INCREASING THE FIRE DANGER, ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHWEST…… MORE
Duke City Begins New Marketing Campaign
TWO MARKETING FIRMS…ONE FROM ALBUQUERQUE, THE OTHER FROM NEW YORK… HAVE BEGUN WORK ON A ONE MILLION DOLLAR CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE THE DUKE CITY AS A CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE MONEY WILL BE SPLIT BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE’S MCKEE WALLWORK AND COMPANY AND NEW YORK BASED ROUGH DRAFT N-Y-C. THE PLAN WAS FIRST…… MORE
Higher Tech Trash Trucks for Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE HAS UPDATED ITS TRASH COLLECTION AND GRAFFITI REMOVAL TRUCKS WITH BETTER TECHNOLOGY. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR JOHN SOLADAY SAYS THEY’RE NOW USING SMART TRUCKS THAT REPLACE THE OLD GPS SYSTEMS WITH CELLULAR BASED SYSTEMS. HE SAYS THE TRUCKS ARE NOW EQUIPPED WITH SMALL COMPUTERS AND OUTFITTED WITH ABOUT FOUR CAMERAS…… MORE
